Emergency Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• Work schedule: 7am–7pm

Description

Provide emergency medicine and acute care services in an ER/acute medicine setting, including direct patient care and clinical guidance to advanced practice clinicians. Participate in interdisciplinary care teams, consultations, education, compliance readiness, and continuous quality improvement. Coordinate care across service lines and facilities for veteran patients while fostering a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in Acute Medicine and/or Emergency Medicine departments.

• Evaluate patients, assess physical and mental status, and write progress notes with appropriate concurrence for resident/attending documentation.

• Provide clinical guidance to ARNPs/PAs.

• Participate in interdisciplinary team activities to maintain or improve quality of patient care.

• Coordinate with providers within and outside your service line, including other divisions and CBOC clinics, as indicated by each veteran’s plan of care.

• Perform consultations within your own and other service lines; support medical education and research as appropriate.

• Be available for emergency interventions (on-call hours are seldom).

• Participate in credentialing/privileging, hospital committees, in-service programs, departmental and hospital education, and continuous quality improvement through peer review.

• Participate in compliance readiness activities requested by Quality Management and the Deputy Chief of Staff.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if unable to recruit qualified citizens per VA policy).

• MD (or equivalent) degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an approved school.

• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or the District of Columbia.

• Completion of accredited residency training approved for board certification eligibility (with specified acceptable pathways/possible exceptions).

• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

• Subject to background/security investigation.

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.

• Complete required onboarding and employment documentation; acceptable identification required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.

• Paid Time Off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, paid federal holidays, and possible CME-related paid absence).

• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions.

• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options.

• Licensure support: 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.

• CME: Possible $1,000/year reimbursement for qualifying full-time board-certified physicians.

• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.

• Contract: No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

• Student loan repayment eligibility via EDRP (subject to meeting program requirements and timely application submission).

• Possible eligibility for the Physician/Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP) for obligated rural/hyper-rural service.